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Monday, April 30, 2012

Free Political Bumber Stickers

No matter who you support or what you believe, you can probably get a free bumper sticker yo promote that candidate or idea on your cars bumper.

Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Barrack Obama (expired - his campaign decided after a brief offer that only people who pay should have one)
Anti-Obama
End The Fed

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Apartment Managements Incompetent Maintenance

Hi all, it has been a while since I posted a personal post. When we moved into this apartment we didn't feel the refrigerator was quite right. We even put that on the check-in list of problems. It was one of several things they didn't even checkout. Since then they have been here twice to "work" on it. Earlier this week the maitnance man came and did nothing more then turn the the thermostat up to a higher setting.
This morning at 4 am everything in the freezer was thawed. The ice in the ice bin was melted. Everything in the freezer is a loss. I first noticed it as I got my morning ice tea. From the first sip, I could tell the tea wasn't as cold as it should be. It is aggravating. I wonder if the apartment complex will replace our food, since it was their incompetence that allowed us to lose the food?
Sorry I had to vent someplace. What better place then my own blog.
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Free Dishwasher Detergent

Finish Dishwasher Detergent is giving away free samples of their Quantum dish detergent for those interested. This is a great household product that you are sure to use. I am always interested in trying new dish detergent to see if it will get my cups spotless. Let me tell you, I made the switch before I got married, and my wife and I just replenished our supply when we had some coupons so we are again set for a couple of months. I encourage you to try one of these free samples to see if it works better than the brand you Currently use.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Mayflower Compact - America's 1st Constitution

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.

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Cow Statue at UT's University Co-op

photo by Kevin Surbaugh

Handicapped Accessibility:
People of all mobility can view this statue in the parking lot where it sets, however there are steps that some climb to be photographed by, which leaves those with mobility issues out of the picture.
All over Austin you can see painted cows. This one is part of the University of Texas' University Co-op and can be seen at 23rd and San Antonio. Just a block off of Guadalupe. Duped the Largest Longhorn in the world, the burnt orange longhorn cow measures 12 ft. high and 17 ft. long with 9 ft. horn spread and is made of fiberglass.

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Frog Mural

photo by Kevin Surbaugh

Location: 21st and Guadalupe
Artist: Daniel Johnston

When my wife and I arrived to see this mural were disappointed someone had defaced this famous mural. You can see my wife unintentionally in the 2nd shot of this famous Austin mural.
Brief History:

In 1993 Johnston was commissioned to paint a mural of the Hi, How Are You? frog (also known as "Jeremiah the Innocent") from his 1983 album cover on the side of the Sound Exchange record store located on the corner of 21st and Guadalupe in Austin, Texas (the "Drag").At the time, the frog image had recently become nationally recognized from media images of Kurt Cobain wearing a "Hi, How Are You?" t-shirt during Nirvana's promotion of their 1991 album Nevermind. The building remained unoccupied until 2004 when a Mexican grill franchise called Baja Fresh took ownership and decided to paint over the mural. Diego Gonzalez Joven, an international student from The University of Texas at Austin convinced the managers and contractors to keep the mural intact, later that year it became a sushi and Thai restaurant called Crave. In Spring 2008, a Jeremiah the Innocent collectible figurine was released in limited runs of four different colors.
As of June 2010, a biopic about Johnston's life featuring Gabriel Sunday of My Suicide is in production.
March 1, 2012, Brooklyn based photographer Jung Kim announced her photo book and traveling exhibition project with Johnston, a collaboration 4 years in the making. It is cited on the project's Kickstarter campaign page that the photo book and first exhibition will launch at SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas, hosted by Louis Black who was an early supporter of Johnston.
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From Wikipedia

The actual image un-defaced can be seen in the Wikipedia quote. Hopefully this mural gets repaired soon.

Murals at Renaissance Market

photo by Kevin "Prince of Thrift" Surbaugh